Spotify History & Recommendations

Access Spotify listening history and get personalized recommendations.

Setup (One-Time)

Quick Setup (Recommended)

Run the setup wizard:

bash skills/spotify-history/scripts/setup.sh

This guides you through:

Creating a Spotify Developer App
Saving credentials securely
Authorizing access

Manual Setup

Create Spotify Developer App
- Go to developer.spotify.com/dashboard
- Click Create App
- Fill in:
  - App name: Clawd (or any name)
  - App description: Personal assistant integration
  - Redirect URI: http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback ⚠️ Use exact URL!
- Save and copy Client ID and Client Secret
Store Credentials

Option A: Credentials file (recommended) bash mkdir -p credentials cat > credentials/spotify.json <<EOF { "client_id": "your_client_id", "client_secret": "your_client_secret" } EOF chmod 600 credentials/spotify.json

Option B: Environment variables bash # Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc export SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID="your_client_id" export SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET="your_client_secret"

Authenticate

With browser (local machine): bash python3 scripts/spotify-auth.py

Headless (no browser): bash python3 scripts/spotify-auth.py --headless Follow the prompts to authorize via URL and paste the callback.

Tokens are saved to ~/.config/spotify-clawd/token.json and auto-refresh when expired.

Usage

Command Line


# Recent listening history
python3 scripts/spotify-api.py recent

# Top artists (time_range: short_term, medium_term, long_term)
python3 scripts/spotify-api.py top-artists medium_term

# Top tracks
python3 scripts/spotify-api.py top-tracks medium_term

# Get recommendations based on your top artists
python3 scripts/spotify-api.py recommend

# Raw API call (any endpoint)
python3 scripts/spotify-api.py json /me
python3 scripts/spotify-api.py json /me/player/recently-played

Time Ranges

short_term — approximately last 4 weeks
medium_term — approximately last 6 months (default)
long_term — all time

Example Output

Top Artists (medium_term):
  1. Hans Zimmer [soundtrack, score]
  2. John Williams [soundtrack, score]
  3. Michael Giacchino [soundtrack, score]
  4. Max Richter [ambient, modern classical]
  5. Ludovico Einaudi [italian contemporary classical]

Agent Usage

When user asks about music:

"What have I been listening to?" → spotify-api.py recent
"Who are my top artists?" → spotify-api.py top-artists
"Recommend new music" → spotify-api.py recommend + add your own knowledge

For recommendations, combine API data with music knowledge to suggest similar artists not in their library.

Troubleshooting

"Spotify credentials not found!"

Make sure credentials/spotify.json exists or environment variables are set
Credential file is checked first, then env vars
Run bash skills/spotify-history/scripts/setup.sh to create credentials

"Not authenticated. Run spotify-auth.py first."

Tokens don't exist or are invalid
Run: python3 scripts/spotify-auth.py (or with --headless if no browser)

"HTTP Error 400: Bad Request" during token refresh

Credentials changed or are invalid
Re-run setup: bash skills/spotify-history/scripts/setup.sh
Or update credentials/spotify.json with correct Client ID/Secret

"HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized"

Token expired and auto-refresh failed
Delete token and re-authenticate: bash rm ~/.config/spotify-clawd/token.json python3 scripts/spotify-auth.py

Headless / No Browser

Use --headless flag: python3 scripts/spotify-auth.py --headless
Manually open the auth URL on any device
Copy the callback URL (starts with http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback?code=...)
Paste it back when prompted

Security Notes

Tokens stored with 0600 permissions (user-only read/write)
Client secret should be kept private
Redirect URI uses 127.0.0.1 (local only) for security

Required Scopes

user-read-recently-played — recent listening history
user-top-read — top artists and tracks
user-read-playback-state — current playback
user-read-currently-playing — currently playing track

Spotify History